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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • e-mail.mingyangdirectorhkb@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ming_yang001@terra.es" <ming_yang001@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:24:06 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PARTNERSHIP WITH TRUST(VERY URGENT)



MR. MING YANG
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
83, Des Voeux Road.,
Central HK,
Hong Kong,
E-mail.mingyangdirectorhkb@hotmail.com

Good Day.
Through the courtesy of business opportunity, i take liberty Anchored On a strong desire to solicit your Assistance on this mutually beneficial and risk freetransaction which i hope you will give your Urgent Attention. I am Mr. Ming Yang director of operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd. I have an obscured business suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan who was with the Iraqi forces and also businessman made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch.
Upon maturity several notices was sent to him, even during the war which began in 2003. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from him.
We later find out that the General alongside with his wife and only daughter had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home.
After further investigation it was also discovered that Gen. Aadel Akgaal Bastaan did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, $24,500,000.00(Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) is still lying in my bank and no one will know of it.
What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration of 3years and 6 months the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Gen.Aadel Akgaal Bastaan so that you will be able to receive his funds.
______________________________________________________________
MODALITIES:
______________________________________________________________

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the Beneficiary to Gen. Aadel
Akgaal Bastaan, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to
provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can
commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney
will also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary
approval and letter of probate in your favour for the move of the funds
to an account that will be provided by you.
There is no risk involved at all in this matter, as we are going adopt
a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary
documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue.
Should you be interested please send me the following
(1)Full names,
(2)Private Phone/Fax
(3) Residential address
(4)Occupation.
(5)Age
(6)Maritial Status.
Finally after that I shall
provide you with more details of this operation.
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Mr. Ming Yang.
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The information contained in this email is confidential. It is intended
Only for the named addressee. If you are not the named addressee please
Notify the sender immediately and do not disclose, copy or distribute
the contents to any other person other than the intended addressee.
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